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Figure 3: A page from the United States Army Register of Enlistments

Figure 4: Enlistment records relating to Sergeant Washington

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Sergeant three years later. In January 1907, Scott Washington was the top enlisted soldier in Troop L, 9th Cavalry. Interestingly, Figure 4 shows he was back to the

lowest enlisted rank in October 1909 but, three months later, was the First Sergeant in Troop M.

Figure 5: Entry for Washington in the “National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Milwaukee.”

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Figure 5 is Scott Washington’s entry from the “National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Milwaukee” [Wisconsin], 1925. This shows that Washington was born in Mississippi about 1873 (he was 52 years old when the entry was made). Washington enlisted in the 9th Cavalry from Chicago, Illinois, on January 19, 1893. He was 5’10” tall, with black hair, black eyes, and a “Col.” (for colored) complexion. He also was literate; the block

Figure 6: Front of the “Application for Headstone or Marker.”

“Read and Write” says “Yes.” When he retired from active duty, Washington was single but had a brother living in Chicago. Figure 5 also shows that Washington served in a variety of locations with the 9th Cavalry, including: Memphis, Tennessee; Fort Robinson, Nebraska; Fort Apache, Arizona; and Fort Russell, Wyoming. Finally, the entry shows that when Washington was admitted to the Disabled Volunteer Soldier Home, he had the

Figure 7: Back of the “Application for Headstone or Marker.”